Monday News & Notes from Fleeceworks

View this post on Instagram The only kind of beach season I care about A post shared by Abby (@ashequine) on Nov 3, 2019 at 10:28am PST Nearly all of the leaves are off the
...» Read More!View this post on Instagram The only kind of beach season I care about A post shared by Abby (@ashequine) on Nov 3, 2019 at 10:28am PST Nearly all of the leaves are off the
...» Read More!Australia’s Ryan Wood defended his title in the VHT International CCI2*-L, winning the A division for the second consecutive year with Ruby, a 10-year-old Oldenburg owned by Summit Sporthorses’ Ltd, Inc. They were tied for
...» Read More!It wasn’t long ago that I discovered the peaceful YouTube channel that is Geoffry the Conqueror. If you haven’t met Geoffry, allow us to make your acquaintence: Geoffry is a Shetland pony living his absolute
...» Read More!We’re pleased to report that French eventer Thibault Fournier has continued to make positive progress after suffering a fall last month that resulted in his being in a brief coma. Now, an update from his
...» Read More!It was a big night in the indoor eventing ring at The Royal Horse Show last night, with the finale of the $20,000 Horseware Indoor Eventing Challenge pitting 11 top riders against one another and
...» Read More!Whitney Tucker Billeter and Bill’s Midnight Magic had top professionals and rising equine stars hot on their heels throughout the Hylofit USEA Classic Series Training Three Day, a marquee event of the Galway Downs International.
...» Read More!The Virginia Horse Trials (VHT) International continued Saturday with all phases running concurrently on the sprawling property. Six dressage arenas, two cross country courses, and a show jumping arena accommodated this year’s record entries. Following
...» Read More!Halloween may be over, but equestrians have one more horror to face: the end of Daylight Saving Time. We’ve officially “fallen back,” and while the additional hour of sleep is nice, it now means the
...» Read More!If you missed out on any of the action at last month’s Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International, you’re in luck! You can now rewatch the coverage from USEF Network on demand to your heart’s content.
...» Read More!It was all about beating the clock in last night’s first round of the Horseware Indoor Eventing Challenge at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, Ontario. Tackling an intense course with both show jumping and
...» Read More!Galway Downs International Event Live Stream The 2019 Galway Downs International is underway in Temecula, California, and thanks to our friends at Ride On Video we can all follow the action as it unfolds! Watch
...» Read More!Whitney Tucker Billeter and Bill’s Midnight Magic held their lead in the Hylofit USEA Classic Series Training Three Day today at the Galway Downs International. It was the 15-year-old Hanoverian’s first Training Three Day and
...» Read More!As riders we tend to have strong calf muscles; however, just because they are strong does not always mean they are functioning properly. Our calves serve as the heart of the lower body — the
...» Read More!View this post on Instagram Opening night at the 97th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. A post shared by John Steadman (@john.steadman) on Nov 1, 2019 at 7:03pm PDT I hear folks mention venues like Bromont
...» Read More!On a brisk morning in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the first horses started down centerline Friday at the Virginia Horse Trials (VHT) International. Following the first phase of competition, Australia’s Ryan Wood and USA’s Jane
...» Read More!Petplan rider challenge In this new Petplan Equine film, top riders Charlie Hutton and Lucinda Green swap disciplines. Find out how Lucinda gets on riding piaffe and tempi changes while Charlie finds his feet with
...» Read More!As horse owners and competitors, we want to give our equine athletes every opportunity to feel and perform their best. Keeping up to date with the latest news in horse health and medicine is an important part
...» Read More!The results of a major research study commissioned by the FEI, aimed at identifying best practices and management of horses training and competing in hot and humid environments, have been published today. Conducted at the Ready
...» Read More!I may be a sentimental sap, but the dressage photos that I love most aren’t the ones of toe-flinging extended trots across the diagonal, or dramatic uphill canters, or even the perfect flying change. They’re
...» Read More!Given the wildfires burning elsewhere in California, the Halloween start of the Galway Downs International was nowhere near as scary as it could have been. Winds that were lesser than expected throughout the day picked
...» Read More!The Virginia Horse Trials (VHT) International kicked off Thursday with the first horse inspection for the CCI1*-L, CCI2*-L, and CCI3*-L divisions. Sixty-five international horse and rider combinations presented to the ground juries, and 61 will
...» Read More!The best social media day of the year is Halloween, no contest, especially if you’re a sucker for photos of pets and small children in costume. Of course I’m partial to my own baby, AKA the
...» Read More!One of Area IV’s premier fall events, Windermere Run in Kansas City, Missouri was held last weekend with divisions ranging from Preliminary to Starter. The event also played host to this year’s Area IV championships.
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